"In order to provide additional time to reach a deal, both sides have agreed to extend the deadline by several hours," Gannett said in a statement.

Dish said on Friday that the broadcasting arm of newspaper publisher Gannett had threatened to withdraw broadcasting on the satellite TV provider if it did not block the commercial-skipping feature on its DVR, the Hopper, or agree to pay massive penalties.

Gannet had earlier set a midnight, Oct. 7 deadline for negotiations with Dish and said that an agreement was possible.